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ROBERT PATTERSON 10308 North 427 Road Hulbert, Oklahoma 74441
(918) 772-6072 Cell (918) 740-4787 [email protected]
Innovative mechanical engineer with 15+ years of design and manufacturing experience. Includes a strong background in electro-mechanical design, cost reduction, project management, and sustaining engineering. Listed inventor on multiple patents with delivered state-of-the-art products. Extensive experience in: •
• • •
Cost Reduction
•
Plastic Part Design
•
New Product Design
Solid Works and ProE Modeling Project Management
•
New Technologies
•
Sheet metal Design
•
Die Casting Design
•
Extruded Aluminum Design
Printed Circuit Boards & Flex circuits/Mechanical
•
Lean / Six Sigma
•
Wiring harnesses, motors & fans
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Clear Creek Consulting, LLC Hulbert, Oklahoma
2007-Present
Consultant/Owner •
Initiated cost reduction strategy and designed plastic children’s safety restraint, reducing cost from $1.70 to $.35. Includes patentable design concepts and Asian sourcing.
•
Developed patentable wheel design to increase ease of turning grocery cart containing heavy items and making cart bi-directional.
•
Implemented new fastener, reducing production worker fatigue during installation while maintaining long term reliability.
•
Invented patentable tip design for walking aid.
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Camarillo, California
2006-2007
Sustaining Engineering Manager •
Managed team of engineers and project managers to eliminate product defects, perform product enhancements, and cost reductions of card and photo printers.
•
Interfaced with customers resolving complaints and directed team, enhancing products and reduced product defects.
•
Initiated cost reduction plan and managed multifunctional team, generating $2.5 million in first-year savings.
•
Directed group of managers that dealt with customer complaints, retaining two major accounts, representing approximately $20 million in revenues.
Encad, a Kodak Company, San Diego, California
1999-2006
Staff Design Engineer/Project Management •
Initiated and managed cost reductions and quality improvements by changes in design (Solid Works and Pro-E), manufacturing processes, vendor optimization (U.S., Asian, and European), material selection and price negotiation. Newly initiated savings ranged between $1,100,000 and $1,400,000 annually.
• Initiated and managed cost reduction team for wide format printers, consumables and accessories. ROBERT PATTERSON Page Two Encad, a Kodak Company- continued •
Managed commodity team to reduce cost and optimize product quality including sourcing plastic injection tooling in Taiwan.
•
Designed low cost plastic and sheet metal printer dryer, saving $90 on each assembly and improving air flow consistency. (Patent # 6,863,393)
•
Designed portable priming devise utilizing innovative over molded plastic (ABS and Santoprene) suction piece.
Iomega Corporation, Roy, Utah
1986-1998
Senior Design Engineer •
Designed head suspension for low profile product with unique mounting and shock limiting feature (Patent# 6,104,573).
•
Designed miniature plastic load ramps to accommodate low profile, flexible disk cartridge (Patent # 5,995,332).
•
Awarded $10,000 for initiating and managing low cost head design development project. Resulting design reduced cost of magnetic head by 50%.
•
Designed die cast aluminum chassis and sealing for contamination control, for award winning Jaz Drive.
•
Designed crush resistant cartridge case used for Jaz cartridge (Patents # 5,971,145 and #5,850,914).
•
Reduced contamination in disk drive subsystem with redesign of seals, chassis, and airflow. Resulting design reduced part cost and eliminated a replaceable filter.
•
Project manager for OEM magneto optical subsystem.
•
Patent awarded for unique filtration system used in removable media cartridge. Product life increased by two times and data reliability increased by ten times (Patent # 4,969,061).
EDUCATION California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
(918) 772-6072 Cell (918) 740-4787 [email protected]
Innovative mechanical engineer with 15+ years of design and manufacturing experience. Includes a strong background in electro-mechanical design, cost reduction, project management, and sustaining engineering. Listed inventor on multiple patents with delivered state-of-the-art products. Extensive experience in: •
• • •
Cost Reduction
•
Plastic Part Design
•
New Product Design
Solid Works and ProE Modeling Project Management
•
New Technologies
•
Sheet metal Design
•
Die Casting Design
•
Extruded Aluminum Design
Printed Circuit Boards & Flex circuits/Mechanical
•
Lean / Six Sigma
•
Wiring harnesses, motors & fans
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Clear Creek Consulting, LLC Hulbert, Oklahoma
2007-Present
Consultant/Owner •
Initiated cost reduction strategy and designed plastic children’s safety restraint, reducing cost from $1.70 to $.35. Includes patentable design concepts and Asian sourcing.
•
Developed patentable wheel design to increase ease of turning grocery cart containing heavy items and making cart bi-directional.
•
Implemented new fastener, reducing production worker fatigue during installation while maintaining long term reliability.
•
Invented patentable tip design for walking aid.
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Camarillo, California
2006-2007
Sustaining Engineering Manager •
Managed team of engineers and project managers to eliminate product defects, perform product enhancements, and cost reductions of card and photo printers.
•
Interfaced with customers resolving complaints and directed team, enhancing products and reduced product defects.
•
Initiated cost reduction plan and managed multifunctional team, generating $2.5 million in first-year savings.
•
Directed group of managers that dealt with customer complaints, retaining two major accounts, representing approximately $20 million in revenues.
Encad, a Kodak Company, San Diego, California
1999-2006
Staff Design Engineer/Project Management •
Initiated and managed cost reductions and quality improvements by changes in design (Solid Works and Pro-E), manufacturing processes, vendor optimization (U.S., Asian, and European), material selection and price negotiation. Newly initiated savings ranged between $1,100,000 and $1,400,000 annually.
• Initiated and managed cost reduction team for wide format printers, consumables and accessories. ROBERT PATTERSON Page Two Encad, a Kodak Company- continued •
Managed commodity team to reduce cost and optimize product quality including sourcing plastic injection tooling in Taiwan.
•
Designed low cost plastic and sheet metal printer dryer, saving $90 on each assembly and improving air flow consistency. (Patent # 6,863,393)
•
Designed portable priming devise utilizing innovative over molded plastic (ABS and Santoprene) suction piece.
Iomega Corporation, Roy, Utah
1986-1998
Senior Design Engineer •
Designed head suspension for low profile product with unique mounting and shock limiting feature (Patent# 6,104,573).
•
Designed miniature plastic load ramps to accommodate low profile, flexible disk cartridge (Patent # 5,995,332).
•
Awarded $10,000 for initiating and managing low cost head design development project. Resulting design reduced cost of magnetic head by 50%.
•
Designed die cast aluminum chassis and sealing for contamination control, for award winning Jaz Drive.
•
Designed crush resistant cartridge case used for Jaz cartridge (Patents # 5,971,145 and #5,850,914).
•
Reduced contamination in disk drive subsystem with redesign of seals, chassis, and airflow. Resulting design reduced part cost and eliminated a replaceable filter.
•
Project manager for OEM magneto optical subsystem.
•
Patent awarded for unique filtration system used in removable media cartridge. Product life increased by two times and data reliability increased by ten times (Patent # 4,969,061).
EDUCATION California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
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